2015 AUDI S8 seats

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temperature. This determines the current
state of charge and the power of the battery.
Idling current management
Idling current management reduces energy
consumpt ion while the vehicle is stand ing.
With the ignition switched off, it contro ls the
energy supply to the various e lectrica l compo ­
nents . Data from battery diagnosis is consid­
ered.
D epending on the battery's state of charge,
individua l consumers are gradua lly turned off
to prevent excessive discharge of the battery
and thus maintain starting capability.
Dynamic energy management
While the veh icle is being driven, dynamic en­
ergy management dist ributes the energy gen­
erated according to the needs of the individu­
a l components . It reg ulates consumption, so
that more electrical energy is not being used
than is being generated and ensures an opti­
mal state of charge for the battery.
- But even energy management cannot
negate the limits of physics. Consider
that the power and life of a battery are
limited.
- If starting ab ility is threatened, the indi­
cator light (•) appears
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Battery .
What you should know
The highest priority is given to maintaining
starting capability .
The battery is severely taxed in short-distance
driving, in city traffic and during the cold time
of year. Abundant electrical energy is re­
qu ired, but only a little is generated. It is also
cr itica l if the engine is not running and electri­
cal components are turned on. In th is in­
stance energy is being consumed but none is
be ing generated .
Intelligent technology 203
It is in precisely these situations that you will
notice energy management active ly regu lat­
ing the distribution of energy.
Vehicle stands for an extended period
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period
of several days or weeks, e lectrica l compo­
nents are gradually cut back or switched off.
This reduces energy consumption and main­
tains starting capability over a longer period.
Some of the convenience functions may not
operate, such as the interior lights or the
power seat adjustment. The convenience
functions will be available again when you
switch on the ignition and start the eng ine.
With the engine turned off
If you listen to the radio, for example, with
the engine turned off or use other MMI func­
tions, the battery is being discharged.
If starting capability is jeopardi zed due to en­
ergy consumption , the following warning ap­
pears in the MM I display:
Please start the engine soon or the system
will be turned off.
The warning indicates that the system will be
turned off automatically after 3 minutes. If
you w ish to continue using the functions, you
have to start the engine.
With the engine running
Although electrical energy is generated when
the vehicle is being driven, the battery can be­
come discharged . This happens mostly when
li ttle energy is being generated and a great
deal consumed and the battery's state of
charge is not optimal.
T o b ring the energy ba lance back into equili­
brium , consumers wh ich requ ire espe cially
large amounts of energy are temporarily cut
back or switched off . Heating systems in par­
ticular require a great deal of energy. If you
notice, for examp le, that the heated seats* or
the heated rear window are not heating, they
have been temporarily cut back or switched .,.
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24 6 T ire s and whee ls
- Never mount used tires on yo ur vehicle if
you are not sure of their "previous histo­
ry." Old used tires may have been dam­
aged even though the damage cannot be
seen that can lead to sudden tire failure
and loss of vehicle control.
- If you notice unusual vibration or if the
vehicle pulls to one side when driving, al­
ways stop as soon as it is safe to do so and check the wheels and tires for dam­
age.
(D Note
- Please note that summer and winter
tires are designed for the cond itions that
a re typ ica l in those seasons. Aud i recom­
mends using w inter t ires d uring the win-
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
Accessory weight
means t he comb ined weight (in excess of
those standard items which may be rep laced)
of automatic transmission, power steering,
power brakes, power windows, power seats,
radio, and heater, to the extent that these
items are available as factory-installed equip­
ment (whether installed or not).
Aspect ratio
means t he ratio of the height to the width of
the tire in percent. Numbers of 55 or lower in­
d icate a low sidewall for improved steer ing re­
sponse and better overall handling on dry pavement .
Bead
means the pa rt of the tire t hat is made of
steel wires, wrapped or reinforced by ply cords
and that is shaped to fit the r im.
Bead separation
means a breakdown of the bond between
components in the bead.
Cord
means t he strands forming the plies in the
tire. ter months.
Low tempe ratu res signifi­
cantly decrease the elasticity of summer
tires, which affects traction and braking ability. If summer tires are used in very
co ld temperatures, cracks can form on
the tread bars, resu lting in permanent
tire damage that can cause loud driving noise and unbalanced tires. Aud i is not
responsib le for this type of damage.
- Burn ished, polished or chromed rims
must not be used in winter weather. The
surface of the rims does not have suff i­
c ien t corrosion protect io n for this and
cou ld be pe rmanently damaged by road
salt or simi lar substances. This damage
is not covered by war ranty.
Cold tire inflat ion pre ssure
means the t ire press ure recommended by the
vehicle manufacturer for a tire o f a des ignated
size that has not been driven for more than a
coup le of miles (ki lometers) at low speeds in
the three hour period before the tire press ure
is measured or adjusted.
Curb weight
means the weight of a motor vehicle w ith
standard equipment including the maximum
capacity of fuel, o il, and coolant, air cond i­
tion ing and additional weight of optiona l
equipment.
E x tra load tire
means a tire design to operate at higher loads
and at higher inflation pressures than the cor­
responding standard tire. Extra load tires may
be identified as "XL", "xl", "EXTRA LOAD", or
"RF" on the sidewall.
Gross A xle Weight Rating ("GAWR ")
means the load-carrying capacity of a single
axle system, measured at the tire-ground in -
terfaces.
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th e f unct ion of the tire pressure monitor­
ing system*.
- Always inflate tires to the recommended
and correct tire pressure before driving
off.
- Driving with under inflated tires bend
more, letting them get too hot resu lting
in tread separation, sudden t ire failure
and loss of control.
- Excessive speed and/overloading can
cause heat build-up, sudden tire fail ure
and loss of control.
- If the t ire pressure is too low or too high,
the tires w ill wea r prematurely and the
vehicle will not hand le we ll.
- If the t i re is not flat and you do not have
to change a w heel immed iate ly, dr ive at
reduced speed to the nearest serv ice sta­
t ion to check the tire pressure and add
air as requi red.
{Q) Note
Dr iving without va lve stem caps ca n cause
damage to the tire va lves . To preve nt this,
always ma ke s ure t hat facto ry installed
va lve stem caps on all wheels a re secu re ly
mounte d on the va lve.
@ For the sake of the environment
Unde rinflat ed tires will a lso inc reas e the
fue l cons umption .
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are l imits to the amo un t of load or
weight that any vehicle and any tire can carry .
A veh icle that is overloaded w ill not handle
w ell and is more difficult to stop. Overload ing
can not only lead to loss of vehicle contro l,
but c an a lso damage import ant parts of the
ve hicle and can lead to sudden tire failure, in­
cluding a blowout and sudden deflation that
can cause the ve hicle to crash .
Your safety and that of your passengers a lso
depends on making sure that load limits are n ot exceeded. Vehicle load includes everybody
and everyth ing in and on the vehicle . Th ese
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load lim its are technically referred to as the
vehicle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
("GVWR").
T he "GVWR" incl udes the weight of the basic
vehicle, a ll factory installed accessories, a f ull
tan k of fuel, oi l, coo lant and other fluids plus
max imum load. The max imum load incl udes
the n umber of passengers t hat the vehicle is
intended to carry ("seat ing capac ity") with an
ass umed we ight of 150 lbs (68 kg) fo r each
passenger at a designated seating posi tion
and the tota l weight of a ny luggage i n the ve­
hicle. If you tow a tra ile r, the we igh t of the
tra iler hi tch and the tongue we igh t of t he
loaded tra iler mus t be included as part of the
vehicle load .
T he
Gro ss Axle Weight Rating (" G AWR ") is
the max imum load th at can be appl ied a t each
of the veh icle's two axles .
T he Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing and t he
G ross Ax le Weig ht Ra ting are listed on the
sa fe ty comp lian ce sti cke r la bel lo cate d on the
driver's side B-pillar. Yo ur Audi has
5 seat ing
pos itions , 2 in the front and 3 in the rea r for
total seating capacity of 5. Vehicles with pow­ er indiv idual rear seats* have 4 seating posi­
tions, 2 in the front and 2 in the rear for total
seat ing capac ity of 4. Each seating position
has a safety belt
c::> page 143, Safety belts.
T he fact that there is an upper limit to you r
vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating means
that the to tal weight of whatever is being car­
ried in the vehicle ( includ ing t he weight of a
tra ile r hitch a nd the tongue we ight of t he
loaded tra ile r) is lim ited. The more passen­
gers in the vehicle or passe ngers who are
heavier th an the sta ndard we ights assumed
mean tha t less we igh t can be carried as lug­
gage.
T he tire pressure label o n your Aud i also lis ts
the max imum combined weight of all of the
occupants and l uggage or other cargo that
the ve hicle can carry. For the location of the
l abel
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296 Index
AUTO Automatic cl imat e control . ... ... ... .. 79
Automatic headlights ....... .. .... . . 46
Auto Lock 33
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Automatic climate control Air vents ... ................ ..... .. 80
Automatic recirculation .............. 81
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Se tup . .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 81
Automatic climate control system synchronizing ................ .... .. 80
Automatic t ransmission ... .. .. .. .. .. . 114
Automatic transmission (tiptronic)
Eme rgency mode .............. .... 118
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Manual shifting ........... ... .. ... 117
Parking lock emergency release . .... . 119
Selector lever posit ions ............. 114
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Auto Safety Hotline ................ . 141
Average consumption ........... .. .. .. 25
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avoid damaging the vehicle ...... .... . 207
B
Batt ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Charging . ............... .. .. .... . 242
I mportant warnings ....... ... .. .. . 241
Loc ation ... ................ ..... . 241
low .. ... .................. ..... . 202
Replacing the battery ..... .. .. .. .. . 243
State of charge ........... .. .. .... . 202
Winter operation .................. 240
Working on the battery ............. 241
Before driving .............. ... .... . 133
Blended gasoline ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 220
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . 80
Boost er seats .............. ... .... . 182
Brake assist : Post-collision ..... .. .. .. . 198
Brake fluid Changing the brake flui d ... .. .. .. .. . 239
Checking the brake fluid level . .. ..... 239
What is the correct brake fluid level? .. 239
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ............... . 239 Brake system
Anti- lock braking system ............. 19
Brake assist system ................ 197
Brake booster ..................... 200
Brake fluid .... .. ............. .... 239
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re -
placement .. .. .. .. ..... ........ .. 239
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Brake pads .. .. . .. ............ .. .. 205
El ec tromechanical parking brake ...... 85
Fluid reservoir ... ................. 239
How does moisture or road salt affect the
brakes? ......... .. .............. . 199
Warning/indicator lights ........ .... . 14
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
braking guard Messages ..... .. .. .............. .. 99
Braking guard ..... ................ .. 92
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Break-in period .. .. ............. .. .. 205
Brake pads .. .. .. ...... .... .... ... 205
Tires 205
Bu lbs ..... ..... .. .. .............. . 280
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ... .. 229
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Capacities .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 288
Engine oil ..... ... .............. .. 231
Carbon parts
Cleaning .................... 216,217
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle ........... 285
Care ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 214
Cargo are a
refer to Luggage compartment ...... .
Catalytic converter
Center armrest 139
206
Cockpit ... .... .. ............. .... . 61
Rear
Central locking .. .................. . .
Emergency locking .......... ..... .. . 68
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Certification .... .. ............. .... 293
Changi ng a wheel .. ... .......... .. .. 269
Ch . . 'l
angmg engine
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Checking
Engin e coolant leve l .... ... .. .. .. .. . 237
r ,re pressure . ... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 25 1
Ch ild restra ints
Danger o f using ch ild restra ints in the
front seat .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 153
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? .. 193
Ch ild restra int system anchors . .. .. .. . 187
Ch ild sa fety .. ............. .... .. ... 174
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . 184
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages 189
I mportant safety instructions fo r us ing
child safety seats ......... .. .. .. .. . 177
I mportan t th ings to know when dr iv ing
with chi ldren ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 174
Tether anchors
Tether straps
Ch ild safety loc k 191
191
Rear doors (mechan ic al ) ... .. .. .. .. .. 4 1
Rear doors (power) .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Ch ild safety seat
Unused safety belts on the rea r seat . . 179
Ch ild safety seats .......... .... .. .. .
180
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Convertible ch ild seats ........... .. 181
Convertible locking retractor .. .. .. .. . 184
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ........ .. .. .. .. . 177
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
I ns tall ing .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 184
Instal ling a chi ld restraint using the
L ATCH system ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 190
LATCH system ............ .... .. .. . 190
Lower anchorages ........ .. .. .. .. .
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook
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190
Safety instructions . ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 177
Cleaning 214
Climate con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Climate control system Supp lementary heater .......... .... . 81
Clock ..... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... 27
C losing
Panorami c sun roof ........ .. .. .. .. .. 44
Sliding/ tilting sun roof .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 43
Sun shade (panoramic sunroof) ... .. .. 45 Co
ld tire inflation pressure ..... ... .. .. 249
Coming home Compact spare tire 48
268
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Compass in the m irror .............. .. S6
Compliance ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 293
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 141, 290
Consumption (fuel) ............. .... . 25
Contacting NHT5A
Controls Cleaning
Convenience key . .. ................. . 141
216 35
Starting the engine ................ . 83
Stopping the eng ine (START ENGIN E
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Switching the ignition on ............ 83
Un locking and lock ing vehi cle .... .. .. . 35
Convertible child safety seats ....... .. 181
Convertib le locking retractor
Activating ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 186
Deactivating ..... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 186
Using to secure a child safety seat 1.84, 186
Coolant
refer to E ng ine coolant . ..... ... .. .. 236
Cooler ....... .. .... .......... ...... 76
Cleaning 217
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 79
Cruise contro l
Changing speed ..... .. ..... ... .. .. . 91
Presett ing your speed .......... .... . 91
Switching off .. .. .... .... ....... .. . 91
Switching on . .. .. ...... ........... . 90
( upholder . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 74
Cu rve light ........ .. ..... .......... 108
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand System . . . 25
Cylinder on demand System ... ... .. .. . 25
D
Data recorde r
Date d isp lay 196
27
Daytime runn ing lights . .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Decla rat io n of compliance
Adaptive cruise cont rol .... ..... .. .. 293
A udi s ide ass ist .. .. ........... .... 293
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Emergency warning triangle ... .. .. .. . 266
Energy management ................ 202
Engine Compartment ..................... 230
Coolant .. ............... ......... 236
Data .. .. ..... ........... ...... .. 289
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
start ing .. .. ................. .. .. .. 83
Starting wi th jumper cab les ......... 281
S topping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Eng ine compartment ................ 230
C losing the hood ................ .. 229
Opening the hood ............ .. ... 228
Safety in structions .......... .. .. ... 228
Wo rking in the engine compa rtment .. 22 8
Eng ine coolant ..................... 236
Adding coolant ............ ...... .. 237
Checking the eng ine coolant leve l ... .. 237
E xpansion ta nk .................... 237
M alf unc tion symbo l ................. 15
Radiato r fan . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 238
Temperature ga uge .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 10
E ng ine oil . .. ..... ........ ...... .. . 23 1
Adding . ... ................ ... .. . 234
Addit ives . .. ................. .. .. . 234
Changing . ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 235
C hecking oil level . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 234
C hec king the engine oil level . ... .. .. . 233
Consumpt ion .................. ... 234
Indications and condit ions requ iring ex-
tra check ing ...................... 233
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
O il consumption .... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 233
O il grades .. ................. .. ... 23 1
P ressu re malfunction ................ 17
Recommended oil check in tervals .. ... 233
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscosity . ... .. .. .. . 23 1
E ng ine sound ............. .... .. .. . 108
Eng ine speed limitat io n ............... 21
E ng ine start -stop mode
refer to Sta rt-Stop -Sys tem ... .. .. .. .. 89
E ntry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Environment Break- in period ............... .. ... 205
Catalytic converter ............... .. 206
D iese l part icu late filter ............. 206
Di sposing of yo ur vehicle batte ry 2 43 Driving at high speeds
.. ..... ... .. .. 208
Drivi ng to minimize poll ution and noise 207
Fuel . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 223
Fuel economy ..................... 207
Leaks under your vehicle ............ 228
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . 208
Proper disposal of dra ined brake fl uid . 239
Proper disposal of d ra in ed eng ine cool-
an t ............................. 237
P roper disposal of dra ined eng ine
o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 235
Recycling used engine oil ..... ... .. .. 234
U nl eaded fuel .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 220
What shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 243
E PC
refer to Elect ron ic power control (EPC) . 20
ESC Post-coll is ion b ra ke assist .......... . 198
also refer to Electronic Stab ili zation Con-
t ro l (E SC) ... .. ................... 197
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ............ 196
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 216
E xpansion tank .. ... ................ 237
Exterior lighting ..................... 46
Exterior mi rrors
Adjusting ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 55
Dimming ...... ................... . 56
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
E xterior tempera ture display ........... 23
F
Fastening
B oos ter sea ts .. ................... 182
Convertib le child sa fety seats . ... .. .. 18 1
Infant seats ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 180
Floor mats .. ... .... ........... ..... 139
Fo lding table .... .................... 69
Foot ped als . .... ................... 138
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment .. 223
Reduc ing engine nois e by ea rly upshift-
i ng ............................... 10
Ref uell ing ... .. ................... 22 3
Saving f uel by early upsh ifting ... .. .. . 10
Four zone automat ic climate control ..... 79
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300 Index
Front airbags
Description .... . ...... ... .. .. .... .
155
Howtheywork . ... .... ... .. .. .... . 160
Fr onta l co llisions and the laws of physics 144
Front passenger seat adjustment ... .. .. 64
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adjusting . .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 135
Child restraints in the front seat ..... . 153
Fue l
Additives .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
220
Blended gasoline . ..... ... .. .. .... . 220
Current consumptio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Economy messages (efficiency program) 26
Fuel filler flap emergency release .... . 224
Fuel filler neck ........... .. .. .. .. . 222
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline ..................... ... . 220
Gasoline additives . ........... .. .. . 221
Low fue l level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 220
Recommendation . ..... ... .. .. .... . 220
Refue lling . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 223
Reserve .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 11
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,288
Fu ses
Assignment . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
276
Rep lacing . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 276
G
Garage door opener (Homel in k) .. .. .. . 131
Garment hooks ................. ..... 75
Gas discharge lamps ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 280
Gauges
Eng ine coolan t temperature .. .. .. ....
10
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator ..................... .....
16
Glossary of t ire and loading termino logy 246
Glove compartment (cooled) ........... 75
Glow plug system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 287
H
Head -up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Head lights
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. ........ ...... .
215
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
De fec tive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Head light range control . . . . . . . . . 22 , 46
High beam assist .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 49
Washer reservoir ... ... ..... ... .. .. 244
Head restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 13 7
Adjusting . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 13 7
Heated exter ior mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
rear w indow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
sea ts . .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 80
windshield washer sp ray no zzles . . . . . . 53
Heating ...... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 78
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . ... .. .. 146
Hig h beam .. .... .. ............. ..... 48
Hig h voltage warning label ........... 287
Hill descent contro l .. .... .... ... .. .. 117
Homelink universal remote control .... 131
Hood (re lease lever) . .... ..... ... .. .. 228
Hor n ............................... 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to chi ld safety .......... .......
187
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 158
How often should I che ck my tire pres-
s ur es? . .. .. .. .. .. ............... ..
2 52
How safety belt pretens ioners work .. .. 149
Hydrop laning ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 256
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Ig nition
Indica tor lights .. .. .... .... ... .. .. .
17
Switching on/off .... .. ..... .... . .. . 83
Immobilize r .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 26
Important t hings to do before driving .. 133
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 149
Ind icator lights
Dynam ic steer ing ................. .
201
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . 11
Infant seats .... .. ............. .... 180
Installing child safety seats
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ins ta lli ng the uppe r tether strap on the
a nchorage ... ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ...
192
Inst ruments
Adj usting the lighting ..... .. .. .. .. ..
5 1
Instruments and controls
General i llustration ........... ... .... 8
Instrument cluster ............. .... .
10
Interior lighting
Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Front and rear ........... .... .. .... 50
Intermittent (windshield wipe rs) . . . . . . . 53
l
Ja ck .... .. .. .. ............... .. .. . 267
Jump -starting ................ .. .... 281
Ju mpe r cables . ..... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 282
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 3 1
Battery rep lacement master key ... .. .. 32
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
K ey replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Mechanical key .............. .... ... 32
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Kick-down (a utomat ic transm ission) . . . . 117
Knee airbags . .... ......... .... .. .. . 166
D escr ipt ion ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .... . 166
How t hey work . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 167
Important safety instructions ... .. .. . 168
L
Lane assist 101
L ane Change Ass istant
refer to S ide ass ist ..... .... ... ... .. 104
LATCH .... .. .. ............. .. .. ...
187
Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. ... 188
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages 189
Install ing a child restraint ....... .... 190
Locat io n . .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 188
M ounting and releasing the ancho rage
h ook .... .. ................. .. ...
190
Leather cleaning/protection ........ .. 217
Leaving home . ... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 48
Inde x 301
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 72, 2 73
Lifting vehicle ...... ................ 285
Light
Amb ience lig hting ............. .... .
50
Coming/Leav ing home . .. .... ... .. .. . 48
Daytime runn ing lights .. ...... .... .. 46
Emergency flashe rs ............... .. 47
E xte rior lig hti ng .. .... ........... .. . 46
Head ligh t ra nge control ............ . 46
Hig h beam .. .. .. .. . ............... 48
Hig h beam assist ... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 49
low beam ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
Rear fog lights ...... .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
S ide mar ker lights ............. .. .. . 46
Turn signals . .. .. ................. . 48
Light/ rain senso r
Head lights . ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
Intermittent (windshie ld w ipers) ... .. .
53
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Loading the roof rack ............ .. .. . 73
Locking
luggage compartment lid . .. ... ... .. .
37
Power loc king switch ... ..... ... .... . 36
Remote con tro l ... ................. 35
U sing the key .. .. .... ........... .. . 36
Low beams ........ ...... ........... 46
Lowe r universal anchorages (Canada)
187
Luggage compartment
L uggage compartment ne t . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Pass- through w ith sk i sack ........ .. . 71
Stow ing luggage ... . ... ...... ... .. 139
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Luggage compartment lid
A ut omat ic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Emergency re le a se ............. .. .. . 40
Movement -act ivated open ing . ... .. .. . 40
Opening and closing . .. ..... ... .. .. .
37
Lumbar support
Fron t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0
Re ar seats . .. .. .. .... ........... .. .
61
M
Maintenan ce .. .. ...... ........... .. 2 90
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 29
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